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Post by Apple on Sept 20, 2012 14:19:41 GMT -5
I shortened mine when we were on the old boards because it felt a little too revealing... It was fine when I just posted once or twice in SS, but after going to EE and hearing about stalker stuff, I wanted to be a little more private.
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Chocolate Lover
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 20, 2012 14:20:26 GMT -5
I have skillz. And put me back on that card list!! There may be some chocolate in it for you... It will be melted but still. Just like the chocolate I got last year? Uh huh....
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movingforward
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Post by movingforward on Sept 20, 2012 14:22:01 GMT -5
I'm not crazy about my screen name. It is basically just what popped in my head when I signed up. Maybe in 10 years I will change it to almost50
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2012 14:30:36 GMT -5
Maybe you should change it to "Itisrudetoaskaladyherage."
Nah - that won't work.
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 20, 2012 14:31:55 GMT -5
I was uninspired when I joined 6-7 years ago. And other than holiday fun, I see no reason to change. I do try to have different screen names at different boards so I can't be stalked across the Internet. The girls on The Nest and The Knot used to do that.
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movingforward
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Post by movingforward on Sept 20, 2012 14:34:07 GMT -5
Maybe you should change it to "Itisrudetoaskaladyherage." Nah - that won't work. Considering I just ate 3 M&M cookies I should probably change it to cookiemonster
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Formerly SK
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Post by Formerly SK on Sept 20, 2012 14:36:06 GMT -5
I keep thinking I should change my name. There are a few people in this world who would associate my name with me IRL so it isn't as anonymous as I'd like. But, so far I've been lazy and it does seem like it would confuse people here. OK...I changed my name. Since I don't post as often, probably no one will notice. ;D -Formerly SK (aka skinnykids)
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2012 14:36:33 GMT -5
Maybe we should have a weekly "Name Me!" contest. Each week, the first person to start a thread with the title "Name Me - {{SCREENNAME}}" gets the honor that week. And you list out things with either know about you, or we should know about you, and couple that with your posting history, the people here can make up screennames that they think would fit you. You can chime in and guide everyone with things you like or hate, and at the end of the week - you can pick one that was suggested, or keep your old one.
I like it.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Sept 20, 2012 14:37:29 GMT -5
Maybe we should have a weekly "Name Me!" contest. Each week, the first person to start a thread with the title "Name Me - {{SCREENNAME}}" gets the honor that week. And you list out things with either know about you, or we should know about you, and couple that with your posting history, the people here can make up screennames that they think would fit you. You can chime in and guide everyone with things you like or hate, and at the end of the week - you can pick one that was suggested, or keep your old one. I like it. I could see it getting ugly. And entertaining.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2012 14:40:13 GMT -5
Well, yes Swamp - but that last one is what I'm going for here. We need a new topic here. That one might keep us going a few weeks. And then it would get boring, because someone would just suggest "Penisbreath" for everyone.
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taz157
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Post by taz157 on Sept 20, 2012 14:41:29 GMT -5
I don't know, Phoenix, this one is pretty kick-ass! And no one would confuse it with Firebird. I like that Phoenix. Also, I only get a red X for your avatar now anyway.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2012 14:48:52 GMT -5
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movingforward
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Post by movingforward on Sept 20, 2012 14:48:55 GMT -5
taz157 - i love your avatar thyme -
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2012 14:50:34 GMT -5
Phoenix - at least for October - use this one I know it has a political statement, but I love the idea of Frankenstein as a bird.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2012 14:53:08 GMT -5
This one would also not be confused with Firebird's.
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Formerly SK
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Post by Formerly SK on Sept 20, 2012 15:20:03 GMT -5
I know, huh? Would you believe I actually spent like five minutes coming up with that??? My lack of creativity is legendary. ;D
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Sum Dum Gai
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Sept 20, 2012 15:31:18 GMT -5
Ooh, I'll go first. I stole Dark Honor from my wife, and haven't found anything I like better. If you guys have ideas I'm all ears.
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taz157
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Post by taz157 on Sept 20, 2012 15:34:01 GMT -5
taz157 - i love your avatar You can think POM for that one! ;D She posted it on a thread on EE and I really liked it so I stole it! ;D FWIW, my DH thinks I'm crazy for having it.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2012 15:34:08 GMT -5
Start a thread.
I would suggest gamernerd or penisbreath.
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Post by imawino on Sept 20, 2012 15:51:09 GMT -5
And then it would get boring, because someone would just suggest "Penisbreath" for everyone. Oh, c'mon. I wouldn't suggest it for everyone. Just, you know, almost everyone.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 16:01:13 GMT -5
Speaking of changing names, is Cretinous Horatio?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 16:09:29 GMT -5
Speaking of changing names, is Cretinous Horatio? I assume so lol! FWIW, Rukh did announce her name change a couple of times, saying she decided she wanted more privacy so she was abandoning her old (family?) nickname. (Don't ask me to find those posts though LOL.) ETA: Firebird, NOT trying to be hostile, not at all! Just saying she was very open about it, and you probably just missed it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 16:14:51 GMT -5
I of course have shown immense creativity ... I was Debtheaven till I won my WIRR race, then I changed my nic to Debthaven. I closed my account after DH's accident so I wouldn't be tempted to spend time here (I was totally overwhelmed with the accident, a new job, DS3's Bar Mitzvah and my sister being here).
So I "reincarnated" a month or so later as Debthaven2. LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 16:16:15 GMT -5
I have had to change my name as part of the Witness Protection Program along the way and the boards i have visited. ;D
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NoNamePerson
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 20, 2012 16:38:02 GMT -5
I've never had a name
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 16:47:32 GMT -5
I've never had a name We can fix that for you as soon as we finish re-christening Dark as penisbreath.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 20, 2012 16:52:14 GMT -5
I've never had a name We can fix that for you as soon as we finish re-christening Dark as penisbreath. That's a scary thought
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Post by lynnerself on Sept 20, 2012 17:27:09 GMT -5
I'm not crazy attached to my name. It kind of evolved. Lynn is sort of/part of my real name. Lynners was a nick name we gave to a Lynn that I work with. Lynnerself is kind of a play on Lynner's elf and/or (L) inner self. Sort sort of a mash up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 18:57:04 GMT -5
I always thought it was a contraction of "Lynn, herself"
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Post by taz157 on Sept 20, 2012 19:04:09 GMT -5
My brother gave me the childhood nickname of taz. Why I have no idea. 157 are DH's birth month, our anniversary month, and my birth month. I used the same thing on old MSN. When I was pregnant, I added the number of weeks I was. Sometimes, I do change it for the holidays, but I do try to keep some variation of my name in.
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